Weather balloon launches have been suspended from the National Weather Service Offices in Rapid City, SD and Omaha, NE.

WED-9:47 AM: A blizzard marches across the northern plains as a dust storm sweeps across Texas, Arkansas and Missouri.

Omaha, Nebraska is the epicenter of this expected storm… though Kansas, Iowa and extreme southern Minnesota will likely see heavy impacts.

MON-5:06 AM: 7° with light snow and light pillars in Rapid City, SD. You need very specific conditions to get this optical phenomenon, including the right temperatures and the right kind of snow flakes! Is anyone else seeing this in town or outside of town? Let’s see your photos! #sdwx

❄️THU-10:27 PM: We're right on schedule. Light snow has moved into SW South Dakota and is making its journey north through the Black Hills. Pine Ridge, Oglala, Oelrichs and Hot Springs are seeing intermittent snow showers that will likely taper off through the next few hours. #sdwx

-55° dew point with 0% Relative Humidity in Santa Monica Wednesday afternoon.

The atmosphere is actively stealing moisture from all sources, most notably vegetation. #CaliforniaWildfires